After news spreads that Balad party members Hanin Zoabi and Jamal Zahalka will not run for reelection, Knesset Speaker Edelstein tweets the pair contributed nothing to parliament

Lawmakers pass bill to conclude the work of the current legislature after three-and-a-half years, paving the way for a 3-month election campaign

Benny Gantz and ex-Likud defense minister Moshe Ya'alon reportedly looking at combining two new parties into one moderate centrist faction with top security credentials

'I'm a proud Israeli you bastard,' Yesh Atid's Pnina Tamano-Shata fires back at scandal-prone Oren Hazan

Extremist group is exploiting political divide between Libyan leaders to rebuild and launch attacks

'We're no longer the suckers, folks,' US president tells American troops on first visit; says no plans to pull out of Iraq

Saeb Erekat laments Defense Ministry approval of 2,200 settlement housing units, urges international community to save the holiday spirit of peace and joy

Agreement would see Ina Skivenko plead guilty to manslaughter of 18-month-old Yasmin Vinta, with charges of abuse of other children reduced to assault